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Jewish Food for the Summer
In the winter I never have any trouble planning Shabbat and holiday menus. Many of the most basic and quintessential ...
Wise Fridays: Heaven and Land
“Each people has as much heaven over its head as it has land under its feet. ” —Hayim Nahman Bialik ...
Rugelach and Blessings To Go
My friend dropped me off across the street and pointed out the shelter where the minibus stopped. “The 16 sherut ...
Gov. Patterson Loves Red String (and Jewish Guilt)
If you live in New York, you probably know about this already, but Governor Patterson has started wearing a red ...
The Future of Orthodox Technology
A few weeks ago, Talia Davis wrote to a bunch of Jewish techy and thinky folks and asked us what ...
Anne Frank Gets Graphic
Recently I mentioned that there’s a new YA novel out about Anne Frank, told from the perspective of Peter, the ...
Making Aliyah Is Not A Job
We’re about three minutes away from weekend, but I just want to take this opportunity to vent a little bit. ...
Wise Fridays: Behaving Wisely
“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” —Abba Eban Find more ...
Like Holy Rollers, But True
I didn’t get a chance to see Holy Rollers, the movie about Hasidic kids who get involved smuggling drugs into ...
Israeli Movie Stars, the Western Wall, and Other Awesome Mistakes
So. I’m in Israel. We’d just had our two free hours in Jerusalem, virtually the only free time on this whole ...